Given name & surname
Hiba
“a gift from God”
Hiba is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Original Arabicهبة
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hiba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,129
- 0 boys · 2,129 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 85
- #2,177 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 85 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,177 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 37.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,235 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hiba’s family of names
Hiba has a related form in Heba. Hiba has a related form in Hebah. Hiba has a related form in Hibah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Hiba
- Hiba Abu NadaPalestinian poet and novelist1991–2023
- Hiba AboukSpanish actress (born 1986)
- Hiba TawajiLebanese-Palestinian singerborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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